Ten

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: tÄ•n IPA: /tÉ›n/, tÊ°É›n
• Rhymes: -É›n

Origin

From Middle English ten, tene, from Old English tīen ("ten"), from Proto-Germanic *tehun ("ten"), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t ("ten"). Cognate with Scots ten, tene ("ten"), West Frisian tsien ("ten"), Eastern Frisian tjoon ("ten"), North Frisian tiin ("ten"), Dutch tien ("ten"), German zehn ("ten"), Swedish tio ("ten"); and with Sanskrit दश, Ancient Greek δέκα, Albanian dhjetë, Latin decem, Irish deich, Serbo-Croatian deset. See also teen.

Numeral

numeral

1. (cardinal) A numerical value equal to 10; the number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Roman numerals as X, in Arabic numerals (and base ten) as 10, and in the hexadecimal system (base 16) as A. ISO prefix: deka-
   (more commonly used form) deca-.

Related terms

• tenth

Full definition of ten

Noun

1. (uncountable) The number following nine.
2. (countable) (Cards) The card between the nine and jack in a given suit.
3. (countable) A monetary denomination worth ten units.
4. (countable, US, slang) A superb specimen.
1. (countable, slang) A beautiful or sexy person; a person whom one gives the highest possible rating on a 1-to-10 scale of attractiveness.

Derived terms

Related terms

• tenner
• tenfold
• tenth

Synonyms

• Roman numerals: X

Coordinate terms

• Previous: nine (9)
• Next: eleven (11)

Anagrams

• ent, ENT
• net, Net, .NET